diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_mobility.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_mobility.dm
index 36fde353b9..d2b700b1b9 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_mobility.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_mobility.dm
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
 		set_resting(FALSE, FALSE)
 		return TRUE
 	else if(!CHECK_MOBILITY(src, MOBILITY_RESIST))
-		to_chat(src, "<span class='warning'>You are unable to stand up right now.</span>")
+		if(!automatic)
+			to_chat(src, "<span class='warning'>You are unable to stand up right now.</span>")
+		return FALSE
 	else
 		var/totaldelay = 3 //A little bit less than half of a second as a baseline for getting up from a rest
 		if(getStaminaLoss() >= STAMINA_SOFTCRIT)